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Foreword; Preface; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; About the Authors; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1: Introduction andßObjectives ofßtheßStudy; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Objectives andßMethodology ofßtheßStudy; References; Chapter 2: An Overview ofßCotton inßIndia; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 World Scenario; 2.3 Cotton Cultivation inßIndia: Recent Performance; 2.4 Geographical Distribution ofßArea andßProduction ofßCotton; 2.5 Recent Performance ofßCotton Cultivation inßtheßSelected States; Chapter 3: Development andßAdoption ofßBt Cotton; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Review ofßLiterature.
3.2.1 Pesticide Use3.2.2 Cost ofßProduction andßYield; 3.2.3 Bt Cotton Seed Price; 3.2.4 Environmental Considerations; 3.2.5 Voices forßandßAgainst Bt Cotton; 3.3 Adoption ofßBt Cotton inßIndia; References; Part II: Bt Cotton vis-a-vis Non-Bt Cotton Overallßin India; Chapter 4: Sampling andßMethodology ofßtheßStudy Across theßStates; 4.1 Sample Design; Chapter 5: Nature andßPerformance ofßBt Cotton vs. Non-Bt Cotton Across theßStates; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Cropping Pattern; 5.3 Area Under Cotton; 5.4 Cotton Varieties Used by theßSample Households; 5.5 Average Cost ofßSeeds Used.
5.6 Application ofßPesticidesChapter 6: Economics ofßBt Cotton vs. Non-Bt Cotton Across theßStates; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Average Bt andßNon-Bt Cotton Yields; 6.3 Cost ofßProduction, Value ofßOutput andßProfit; 6.4 Econometric Analysis ofßtheßPerformance ofßBt Cotton vs. Non-Bt Cotton; Chapter 7: Farmers' Perceptions onßVarious Features ofßBt Cotton; 7.1 Observations ofßFarmer Households inßAndhra Pradesh; 7.2 Observations ofßFarmer Households inßGujarat; 7.3 Observations ofßFarmer Households inßMaharashtra; 7.4 Observations ofßSample Farmer Households fromßTamil Nadu.
Chapter 8: Consolidated Summary andßConclusions8.1 Bt Cotton Technology; 8.2 Cotton inßIndia; 8.3 Cotton inßtheßStudy States; 8.4 Data andßSampling; 8.5 Varieties Grown; 8.6 Cost ofßSeeds; 8.7 Application ofßPesticides; 8.8 Yields ofßBt andßNon-Bt Cotton; 8.9 Cost ofßProduction, Value ofßOutput andßProfit; 8.10 Results ofßEconometric Analysis; 8.11 General Observations fromßFarmers; Part III: State Study 1: Andhra Pradesh; Chapter 9: Cotton Cultivation inßAndhra Pradesh; 9.1 Importance ofßCotton inßtheßCropping Pattern ofßtheßState.
9.2 Area, Production andßProductivity Trends inßCotton inßtheßState9.3 District Wise Pattern ofßCotton Cultivation; 9.4 Introduction ofßBt Cotton toßtheßState; 9.5 Pest Incidence; Chapter 10: Sampling andßMethodology; 10.1 Sample Design; 10.1.1 Selection ofßSample Districts/Mandals/Villages; 10.1.2 Selection ofßSample Farmer Households; 10.1.3 Method ofßData Collection andßReference Year; 10.1.4 Method ofßAnalysis; Chapter 11: Nature andßPerformance ofßBt Cotton vs. Non-Bt Cotton inßAndhra Pradesh; 11.1 Introduction; 11.2 Cropping Pattern; 11.3 Area Under Cotton.
3.2.1 Pesticide Use3.2.2 Cost ofßProduction andßYield; 3.2.3 Bt Cotton Seed Price; 3.2.4 Environmental Considerations; 3.2.5 Voices forßandßAgainst Bt Cotton; 3.3 Adoption ofßBt Cotton inßIndia; References; Part II: Bt Cotton vis-a-vis Non-Bt Cotton Overallßin India; Chapter 4: Sampling andßMethodology ofßtheßStudy Across theßStates; 4.1 Sample Design; Chapter 5: Nature andßPerformance ofßBt Cotton vs. Non-Bt Cotton Across theßStates; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Cropping Pattern; 5.3 Area Under Cotton; 5.4 Cotton Varieties Used by theßSample Households; 5.5 Average Cost ofßSeeds Used.
5.6 Application ofßPesticidesChapter 6: Economics ofßBt Cotton vs. Non-Bt Cotton Across theßStates; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Average Bt andßNon-Bt Cotton Yields; 6.3 Cost ofßProduction, Value ofßOutput andßProfit; 6.4 Econometric Analysis ofßtheßPerformance ofßBt Cotton vs. Non-Bt Cotton; Chapter 7: Farmers' Perceptions onßVarious Features ofßBt Cotton; 7.1 Observations ofßFarmer Households inßAndhra Pradesh; 7.2 Observations ofßFarmer Households inßGujarat; 7.3 Observations ofßFarmer Households inßMaharashtra; 7.4 Observations ofßSample Farmer Households fromßTamil Nadu.
Chapter 8: Consolidated Summary andßConclusions8.1 Bt Cotton Technology; 8.2 Cotton inßIndia; 8.3 Cotton inßtheßStudy States; 8.4 Data andßSampling; 8.5 Varieties Grown; 8.6 Cost ofßSeeds; 8.7 Application ofßPesticides; 8.8 Yields ofßBt andßNon-Bt Cotton; 8.9 Cost ofßProduction, Value ofßOutput andßProfit; 8.10 Results ofßEconometric Analysis; 8.11 General Observations fromßFarmers; Part III: State Study 1: Andhra Pradesh; Chapter 9: Cotton Cultivation inßAndhra Pradesh; 9.1 Importance ofßCotton inßtheßCropping Pattern ofßtheßState.
9.2 Area, Production andßProductivity Trends inßCotton inßtheßState9.3 District Wise Pattern ofßCotton Cultivation; 9.4 Introduction ofßBt Cotton toßtheßState; 9.5 Pest Incidence; Chapter 10: Sampling andßMethodology; 10.1 Sample Design; 10.1.1 Selection ofßSample Districts/Mandals/Villages; 10.1.2 Selection ofßSample Farmer Households; 10.1.3 Method ofßData Collection andßReference Year; 10.1.4 Method ofßAnalysis; Chapter 11: Nature andßPerformance ofßBt Cotton vs. Non-Bt Cotton inßAndhra Pradesh; 11.1 Introduction; 11.2 Cropping Pattern; 11.3 Area Under Cotton.